Topics Discussed: Ari introduced Joe to Gary’s music; HoneyHoney; why he moved from Austin, Texas to California; mountain lions in California; Lyme disease and deers; Gary doesn’t fuck with nature; cities are great; sharks in California; helicopters in California; how Gary got started in music; why he chose the guitar; finding a passion when you’re younger; his experience doing martial arts; ADHD; going to school; the problems with school; Brave New World book; the ’66 Cadillac in his “Numb” music video; his ’94 Cadillac; new Cadillacs; Cadillac CTS-V; recording his latest album; all the instruments he plays; Gary didn’t take lessons to play any instruments; he can’t read sheet music; the Jimi Hendrix picture in Joe’s studio isn’t actually a mug shot; the Jimi Hendrix murder conspiracy; Phil Spector was crazy; organized crime’s ties to the music industry; people comparing Gary to Jimi Hendrix; what kind of music Gary likes; chopped and screwed music; Paul Wall’s teeth; dental dams; the legalization of marijuana; playing Colorado; the vibe of Denver today with legalized marijuana; the future of legalization of psychedelics; Gary’s experiences with mushrooms; Gary’s upbringing; sometimes the wrong crowd is the right crowd; people don’t want to be told what to do; Gary’s kids and parenting; Google Glass glasses; Microsoft HoloLens; the future of technology and virtual reality; simulation hypothesis; technology is crazy; Microsoft HoloLens and the future of watching sports; silent discos; loud house parties; what kind of music Joe listens to; Outkast; Jimi: All is by My Side movie; movies where people can’t/don’t really do what they’re pretending to do; Kung Fu TV show; Gary wanted to be like the main character in the Kung Fu TV show; Gary likes the UFC and wants to train martial arts; Joe talks Gary into trying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; Anthony Bourdain does BJJ; lots of musicians do BJJ; martial arts is a beautiful form of expression; Joe is still learning BJJ after 20 years; sharing and openness in the BJJ community; practice and dedication; comparing martial arts to doing comedy; admiring someone else’s skill; does Gary get inspired by seeing movies, reading books, or hearing good music; does he practice music in clubs; what his creation process is like for writing a song; realizing your free time is precious after having kids; what touring is like; flying to Australia or New Zealand; being home is a vacation; going to Cuba; picture of Joe holding a giant moose leg over his shoulder; Joe gets animal protein from meat he kills himself; life eats life; most people are ignorant about hunting; growing grain can kill animals too; cities are a natural environment; we are detached from where our food comes from; Joe is fascinated by things he doesn’t understand; someone told Joe he’s 90% vegetarian; Joe was going to become a vegan or a hunter; the animals Joe kills would die anyways; the best way to respect animals is to hunt them; does Gary want to hunt; Gary’s bad experience with a toy gun as a child; Texas has a pig problem; wild hogs are huge; elk are huge; 11-year-old boy kills 1,000 lb. wild hog; Hogzilla; domestic pigs morph into wild hogs; pot-bellied pigs; chihuahuas; ligers; Radiolab “New Nice” podcast episode; humans are the only species as varied as dogs; did humans come from aliens; Gary hates cold climates; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati/Kentucky Airport; Kentucky; NASCAR; Formula One; racing culture in the southern states; NASCAR started from guys driving fast while smuggling moonshine; what’s next for Gary.

My Thoughts: Nice short two-hour podcast. Joe does most of the talking. Lots of martial arts talk.

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